As far back as 3,500 years ago ancient Egyptian doctors were performing invasive surgeries. Even though our tools and knowledge have improved drastically over time, until very recently surgery was still a manual task for human hands. When it came out about 15 years ago, Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci surgical robot was a major innovation. The da Vinci robot helps surgeons be more precise and dexterous and to remove natural hand tremors during surgery. In… read more

We’ve covered Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci surgical robot for years. In fact, to some, the system’s long history—1.5 million surgeries dating back to 2000—may be one of its most surprising attributes…. read more